Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, August 14, 2017
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Mark Suomala
Aug 14, 2017, 9:48:45 PM8/14/17
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This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 14th,
2017.
A BROWN PELICAN was seen off of Seabrook Beach August 8th. This is likely
the same bird that has been reported irregularly for the last month.
A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on
August 9th, 10th, and 11th. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and a LESSER SCAUP
were also present. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation
are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and
be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask
birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The
Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are
always open during daylight hours.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment
Plant on August 13th. A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was also present.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen flying south off of Seabrook Beach on
August 12th.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on August
7th, and a juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Seabrook on
August 13th.
2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along the Merrimack River in
Manchester on the 11th, and 2 were seen along the Nashua River in Nashua on
the 13th.
A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at the Hanover Center Reservoir in Etna for several
days during the past week and was last reported on August 9th. A flock of 10
GLOSSY IBIS was seen in the Little River Salt Marsh in North Hampton on
August 12th.
2 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Plainfield, one was seen in Conway, one was seen
in Pinkham Notch, and one was reported from Bethlehem, all during the past
week.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on August 14th.
2 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen in the Little River Salt Marsh in North Hampton
on August 12th.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen along the coast on August 8th.
A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Lancaster Wastewater Treatment
Plant on August 12th.
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen with some KILLDEER in the fields at Runnymede
Farm off of Route 111 in North Hampton during the past week.
There were several inland sightings of LEAST SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS during the past week, and a DUNLIN was photographed in Orford on
August 12th. Coastal shorebird sightings of note during the past week
included small numbers of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, RUDDY TURNSTONES, and
SANDERLINGS.
10 LEAST TERNS were seen at Seabrook Beach and Hampton Harbor, all on August
5th.
A ROSEATE TERN, 3 LAUGHING GULLS, 73 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, and 20 NORTHERN
GANNETS were all seen off of the coast on August 12th.
2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS and 150 COMMON EIDER were seen at the Isles of Shoals on
August 14th.
RED CROSSBILLS were reported from multiple locations during the past week
including Errol, Effingham, Lempster, Washington, Bradford, and Hancock.
10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from the Trudeau Road wetlands area
in Bethlehem, and several were reported from Errol, all during the past
week.
A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at the boardwalk on the Mud Pond
Trail at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on August
8th, and 3 GRAY JAYS and several WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen here on
the 13th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Sandwich on August 14th.
3 FISH CROWS were reported from Durham on August 13th, 3 were reported from
Newmarket on the 13th, and 3 were seen in coastal Rye on the 6th.
4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on August 9th.
29 PURPLE MARTINS were seen off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on August
8th, and a pair was observed migrating south in Pittsfield on the 14th.
A COMMON SHELDUCK of unknown origin was photographed in Rye on August 13th.
Speculation is that this may be an escaped captive-raised bird. However,
there is also the possibility that this is a vagrant wild bird. The duck
refuses to comment so we will probably never know its true origin, but it is
free for all to admire.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
bird...@nhaudubon.org. Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Thanks very much and good birding.
2017.
A BROWN PELICAN was seen off of Seabrook Beach August 8th. This is likely
the same bird that has been reported irregularly for the last month.
A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on
August 9th, 10th, and 11th. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and a LESSER SCAUP
were also present. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation
are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and
be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask
birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The
Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are
always open during daylight hours.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment
Plant on August 13th. A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was also present.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen flying south off of Seabrook Beach on
August 12th.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on August
7th, and a juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Seabrook on
August 13th.
2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along the Merrimack River in
Manchester on the 11th, and 2 were seen along the Nashua River in Nashua on
the 13th.
A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at the Hanover Center Reservoir in Etna for several
days during the past week and was last reported on August 9th. A flock of 10
GLOSSY IBIS was seen in the Little River Salt Marsh in North Hampton on
August 12th.
2 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Plainfield, one was seen in Conway, one was seen
in Pinkham Notch, and one was reported from Bethlehem, all during the past
week.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on August 14th.
2 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen in the Little River Salt Marsh in North Hampton
on August 12th.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen along the coast on August 8th.
A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at the Lancaster Wastewater Treatment
Plant on August 12th.
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen with some KILLDEER in the fields at Runnymede
Farm off of Route 111 in North Hampton during the past week.
There were several inland sightings of LEAST SANDPIPERS and SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPERS during the past week, and a DUNLIN was photographed in Orford on
August 12th. Coastal shorebird sightings of note during the past week
included small numbers of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, RUDDY TURNSTONES, and
SANDERLINGS.
10 LEAST TERNS were seen at Seabrook Beach and Hampton Harbor, all on August
5th.
A ROSEATE TERN, 3 LAUGHING GULLS, 73 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, and 20 NORTHERN
GANNETS were all seen off of the coast on August 12th.
2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS and 150 COMMON EIDER were seen at the Isles of Shoals on
August 14th.
RED CROSSBILLS were reported from multiple locations during the past week
including Errol, Effingham, Lempster, Washington, Bradford, and Hancock.
10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from the Trudeau Road wetlands area
in Bethlehem, and several were reported from Errol, all during the past
week.
A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at the boardwalk on the Mud Pond
Trail at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on August
8th, and 3 GRAY JAYS and several WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen here on
the 13th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Sandwich on August 14th.
3 FISH CROWS were reported from Durham on August 13th, 3 were reported from
Newmarket on the 13th, and 3 were seen in coastal Rye on the 6th.
4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on August 9th.
29 PURPLE MARTINS were seen off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on August
8th, and a pair was observed migrating south in Pittsfield on the 14th.
A COMMON SHELDUCK of unknown origin was photographed in Rye on August 13th.
Speculation is that this may be an escaped captive-raised bird. However,
there is also the possibility that this is a vagrant wild bird. The duck
refuses to comment so we will probably never know its true origin, but it is
free for all to admire.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
bird...@nhaudubon.org. Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Thanks very much and good birding.
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